Policy UpdateArya Gupta 1. Background India’s medical devices industry has been unregulated, fragmented and import dependent. Until 2017, the industry was not subject to any specific regulatory regime. The first steps towards oversight were taken with the Medical Devices Rules,…
Policy UpdateSairaj Patil Background: The Government of India, under the Apprentices Act, 1961, implements the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) as one of two flagship Central Sector schemes supporting apprenticeship engagement in the country. Launched in August 2016 and continued…
Policy Update Mansi Tirthani Background For decades, emergency communications operated within localized, siloed and web of copper wired telecommunications networks. These telephonic architectures were fragmented and primarily relied on citizens remembering distinct things. Where each public emergency service has unique…
Recently, there has been a renewed interest in Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), not only in India but around the world. When one talks of IKS, one immediately thinks of classical Sanskrit texts and elite academies.
Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa, aka Mohammed Al Julani, is trying to navigate a difficult regional dynamic, especially in the Levant, as the conflict continues to escalate on several fronts, from Lebanon to Gaza to Israel to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Iran. Through smart diplomacy, Al Sharaa was not only able to divest himself of his past credentials but also endeared himself to President Donald Trump, who lifted the $10 million bounty on his head.
With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) losing much of its diplomatic momentum, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been gradually reclaiming its centrality in the Indo-Pacific.